Improving Vocabulary with Word Parts and Context Clues

Question 1

Use word roots and context clues to determine which word best completes each sentence.

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Plagiarism is the act of copying a writer’s words and claiming them as one’s own.: verbatim; I had a sense of when I saw the girl who looked just like her mother used to.: déjà vu; I trust you completely. You have complete to arrange the party.: carte blanche

Question 2

Use the drop-down menus to define the italicized word in each sentence.

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✔ things that stick out; Various protuberances, such as rocks, bushes, and ledges, made it easier for the climber to get up the wall.: things that stick out; I made a New Year’s resolution to be generous, but I gave in to avarice instead.: greed; The worst result of the hurricane was the inundation of water that flooded streets and basements.: flood

Question 3

✔ greedX generositythreats

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✔ greed

Question 4

tricklemud✔ flood

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✔ flood

Question 5

Use the drop-down menus to identify the type of context clue that helped you determine the italicized word’s meaning.

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✔ example; Various protuberances, such as rocks, bushes, and ledges, made it easier for the climber to get up the wall.: example; I made a New Year’s resolution to be generous, but I gave in to avarice instead.: antonym; The worst result of the hurricane was the inundation of water that flooded streets and basements.: synonym

Question 6

explanationexamplesynonym✔ antonym

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✔ antonym

Question 7

explanationexample✔ synonymantonym

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✔ synonym

Question 8

subjects related to science✔ subjects related to culturesubjects related to math

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✔ subjects related to culture

Question 9

explanation✔ examplesantonym

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✔ examples

Question 10

What is the most likely definition of the word cumbersome?

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awkward

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